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Enrollment
471
Middle
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON TRAIL SD 46·NCES 411089000108
Cedar Ridge Middle School
17100 Bluff Rd, Sandy, OR 97055 · (503) 668-8067 · Clackamas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
285 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 153 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 35% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cedar Ridge Middle School→Sandy High School
Based on grade levels within Oregon Trail SD 46. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 30.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cedar Ridge Middle School
Cedar Ridge Middle School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge Middle School this school | 471 | 60.5% | 38.4% |
| Boring Middle School Boring | 427 | 60.0% | 41.2% |
| Lincoln Middle School Cottage Grove | 455 | 63.5% | 21.9% |
| Astoria Middle School Astoria | 454 | 65.9% | 28.3% |
| Thurston Middle School Springfield | 524 | 64.7% | 37.7% |
| Ashland Middle School Ashland | 529 | 64.8% | 49.3% |
Matched among Oregon middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cedar Ridge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Clackamas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #42 of 190 | #8 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #66 of 200 ▲ 4 | #10 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #71 of 201 ▼ 35 | #10 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #108 of 208 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #141 of 180 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #123 of 180 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #140 of 194 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.8% | #8 of 38 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
471
+52 (+12%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 26.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 471 | 23.3 | 20.3:1 | 61% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 19.1 | 23.0:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 20.4 | 21.7:1 | 42% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 16 | 26.2:1 | 59% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 17.3 | 22.5:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 16 | 22.4:1 | 50% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 17 | 24.5:1 | 52% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 39% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Ridge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (390 to 471); teachers up 34% (17.3 to 23.3).
About Cedar Ridge Middle School
Cedar Ridge Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school located in Sandy, Oregon. It had 471 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Cedar Ridge Middle School reports to Oregon Trail SD 46, which has 10 schools and 4,202 students.
White students are 72% of those enrolled at Cedar Ridge Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. Middle schools in Oregon have an average ratio of 19.3:1. About 61% of students at Cedar Ridge Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Clackamas County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cedar Ridge Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 38.4%. Predicted: 39.1%.
In Clackamas County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $103,517 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Clackamas County number 118, with about 57,601 students.
The closest school to Cedar Ridge Middle School is Sandy Grade School, located about 0.4 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 43.1% on proficiency, and Cedar Ridge Middle School is below that at 38.4%.
Locale data from NCES put Cedar Ridge Middle School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
The school grew from 419 students in 2020-21 to 471 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.3:1) than in 2020-21 (26.2:1).
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Clackamas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
423,975
Census ACS
Median income
$103,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
57,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon Trail SD 46
- Sandy High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Firwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Boring Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- Kelso Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Sandy Grade SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Naas Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Sandy
- Sandy High SchoolHigh · 1,420 students
- Firwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Sandy Grade SchoolElementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Sandy Grade School0.4 mi · 327
- Sandy High School0.6 mi · 1,420
- Kelso Elementary School2.3 mi · 350
- Firwood Elementary School2.9 mi · 430
- Oregon Trail Academy3.9 mi · 248
- Summit Learning Charter4.8 mi · 1,355
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Ridge Middle SchoolHow large is Cedar Ridge Middle School?
Cedar Ridge Middle School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cedar Ridge Middle School serve?
Cedar Ridge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Ridge Middle School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Cedar Ridge Middle School.
How diverse is Cedar Ridge Middle School?
Cedar Ridge Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Cedar Ridge Middle School?
Cedar Ridge Middle School is overseen by Oregon Trail SD 46 in Clackamas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.